Fabe box



IMay s, 1923. l 1,454,096

c. H. wooDs FARE Box Filed May 31 1919 n 2 Sheets-Sheet fz-aj 1, 'lf 'I a la Z A/// May 8, 1923.

C. H. wooDs FARE BCX Filed May 31 1919 2 sheets-sheet 2 j lPatented May-8,1923. i l X receptacle -V,being v .STATES PATE v,r )om Flinn Box,

nppliaionmed May 31, 1919. serial No. Y3015165.

f bOXes, and relates `partieularly to ,that ytype of "fare-box in whichl .is deposited `the coin,

ticket or the .like .lcyxay l'passenger on. enteringthe streetecar.

Theinvention has .for one of ite-objects to `provide a till .or receiving receptacle re-` movably-arranged 1n Ia contalner, 4and `beingr` lprovided lwith a 'closure normally retainedl in an .open position, land as'summg a closed vposition and '-.automatioally locked,

during the movement of removing the tillor receiving `receptacle .from the container.

The invention has `for -a furtherobject to provide a till or receiving receptacle with a Slide-cover, vand controlling-Ymechanism including.' locking. levers adapted to be lmoved into locking. relation with -said cover -upon tilting the dumping-plate, and hold-v ing said cover during the movement of 're-A moving the till or .receiving receptacle,

.wherebysaid cover .will be automatically closed and locked;

A furtherobject of' the .invention isf-toy combine with a vtillorf receiving receptacle having'afslide-coveua plurality of locking levers arranged to have `a lockingrelation with said slide-cover, and a vdumping.-plate `actuating means adapted to vmove vthe locking:l levers 'to operative -position to lprevent* vmovement vof .the slidecover-during With-. drawal oiythe .till or .receivingv receptacle, whereby the slide-coverr maybe closed and locked.- y

A. further ,object of vthe invention is to provide a container .with one hinged side Wall a till or receiving receptacle Vadapted to 'be removed 'from and-replaced within `said container throng-l1the opening. `closed by; lsaid hinged trallgsaid `tilllor receiving cover; a dumping-plateg lookin-g levers .normally -arranged.to. prevent .movement of said v-tilw'l or receiving..receptacleand larranged [to haveniovement'to releaee the Qtill or/receiv` ingrec'eptaoleprqpe'r, .but tok-be brought into loclingireltion with said l slide-cover; .and

ineens ,..Sated 'with .the datering' Plate' ...1e-frea-fh@darei-'Weer the- -tlic till f' froml ,the container;

cover op.enl; u y p Figure'` .1S a. .perspective view otoneof l position. as the till or receiving, receptacle .is

premided.V Vwith a` slide.`

closed'.

slide-covercfl thetll or .receiving recepal*` tacle, tofhold saidfslide-cover duringyfthej Withdrawal of thettill or ,receiving receptacle from the container and closing and locking levers into locking relation with the. n

locking said .slide-cover simultan@.ous with such Withdravval.V

That the A'invention may `Figure va side elex'ration7V partly'ifn sectlon, Showing a fare-.box with inliyinvention `embodied therein.; f .l p f y Figure 2 is a front 'clevationof .the farce be more fullyun- .derstood, `'reference is hadto ,tlie accon'ipany-v ,ingdravvings forming apart ofthiespeeication, in-Wliicli:

boX,;par-tly in section, asftlie Same Would j appearlon the line 2-5-2of Fi rel;

F igure 8 is a .detail7 ypart y lin section, showing the parts inthe positionthey would loe in, ypreparatory to theremovalilofthe till or *receiving .receptacle 5 eXcepjtthat thelid or slide-cover for the till ,or receiving receptacleL hasbeell Gliose'dand of lreI'I-ioyirflgA locked during;` theV movement Figure .5. is a perspective. vvien7 till or receivingreceptacldjwth thelidforslide f :The fare-box .comprises :in thel ina-iin a container supportingf depositoryfforfthe coins, ticketev and the like, and Separated by -`a dumping-plate la till or rerei-.vingv receptacle adapted to loe removably housed in the` Y r `shows ltwo-opposite vieivs. ,of one "j .of twotbell-crank levers ".-usedy 1n-actu-ating `the locking levers. H l

eontainer and havingy a ylid or slide-cov.er which, when moved toaclosed posit1on, is y looked,`and controlling means` ior` 'causing f the lid or Slde-.cover'to moveto locking beingremoved from the container.y :1; The .contcvmfr-fllhils is. preferably. made 111.-.thewfor1n of, an .opstanding nectang'ulau box l, vhaving;F four'Side-fivells one. ot'ivhiclr i l is aldoor 2 hinged-at 3 to tlie bottomotzthe container eo aste be swung.. outwardlvand `down 'to'.al'low *forV the :removal replaoc: 'ment of the tillor receiving ieceptaol'eH-A .key-lock 4 is,L provided. at the upp.e1.e:n. dl of thefdoor 2 that it vmay be locked `when "The container ie capped'L a ycaetiiigl.5`

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formed with a hopper shaped inlet 6 and recesses oi grooves 7 to receive the Walls ot the depository, and depending Within the casting from its top Wall is a hopper shaped neck 8, the front edoes 9 ot the side Walls ot which are ott-set, tor purposes which will become apparent. rl`he bottoni ot the container has rails 10 on which the till or receiving); receptacle slides and The ilcpo'sitorg/.rlhis is also nia-ile pret erably in the lorni ot an upstano rectangular receptacle 11 having' the metallic corner pieces 12 seated in the grooves or recesses 7, and connecting` the said` coinei` pieces are the transparent side walls 13, preterably glass. The? depository is capped by a casting le, secured in place in any suitable manner, and oit-set on said casting le@ and opstanding thereon is the preterably circu- Y lar shaped necl 15 'into Which the coin, ticlret or, the like is deposited. lilalzing the neck 15 circular in shape does away with the possibility of injuring a passengers hand when depositing-9; a coin, ticket or the like, which would be possible, had the saine sharp corners, dueto the lurching of the Suitably arranged in the depository 11 are a plurality ot staggercdly arranged baille-plates 16 with notched lower edges 17'.

-Normally lying across and closing;- the lower end of the hopper shaped inlet 6 ot the casting` 5 is a dumping-plate 18 which is suitably secured at its front side to a spindle 19 journaledin bearings 20 depending from the casting 5, and one end of said spindle passes out through one side of said casting;` and has secured to said protruding end the handle or crankearni 21 to be grasped by an operator when it is desired to tilt downwardly, said dumping-plate 1S, A coil spring 22 Wrapped or coiled about said spindle and with a part bearingi against the lower tace of said dumping-plate 18, and its ends *bearing against a rod 23' secured in the Walls of the hopper shaped neck S acts to return the dumping-plate 13 to its closed position and normally hold it closed, except When tilted in the manner speciiied, which, as Will be understood, v.is against the tension of said spring.

Tft-c I/ZZ or rcceccr rcccprodee-This is preferably a .metallic box 2- Which in shape conforms to the contour oit the container .l heavingV a hand-hold 2o to be grasped by an operator wheny removing` the saine troni the container, or replacing itn The upper end of the till or receiving receptacle capped by a casting` 26 formed with a divid ing partition 27 extending,` the tull Width of the casting, in one direction, and only approximately one-halt rvay across in the other direction, so as to provide on opening 28 through vvhic-h coins, tickets and the likeA may pass vvhen entering` the till or receiving receptacle, and. dumped by the dumpingplate 18. The inner end of said partition is bent up, as at 29 to provide a stop, and other stops ,30, are provided at thev front side of said casting', see Fig. 5. lin the op-` posite side Walls ot the casting 26 are provided .longitudinal grooves 31.

32 designates a lid or slide-cover .tor closing; the opening 28 providing communication to the interior ot the till or receiving lreceptacle.l This lid.. or slide-cover isslidable back and forth in the grooves 31 ot the casting 27 and at 4its fronty has the depending plate 38. Which abuts With the stop 29, When moved to a closed position, and abuts with the stops 30 when fully opened. To the inner end of said -lid'or slide-cover is attached one part oit a key-lock 3e, the other or complementary part ot which is secured to the casting` 26. l, have not detailed the loch structure, as any suitable and reliable key-lock may be employed. lt intended, however, that when lthe lid oi' ide-cover moves to its :closed position, the lock 34 will automatically lock, and the lid or slidecover rnay'not be moved to an open position until the key is inserted `to un- -tasten the lock. a

T he casting 26 at its opposite sides and at predetermined points in itsv length is provided with upstandin@l lugs 35, 35. The lid or slide-cover 27 at its opposite sides and at predetermined points, in itsk length is also provided With opstanding lugs 36, 3G. The function ot these lugs Will be more iully explained.

The controlling meunier-3T, 37 designate locking-levers iiulcruiiied on pins 38,011 the opposite sides or" the hopper shaped vneck S. The pins 38 pass through short curved slots 39 in the levers to permit vsaid levers to slii'i'it their positions, bodily, on' said-.pins tor reasons whichv will become apparent.

Each lever is formed with a preferably oval shaped loiver edge l0 terminating in a heel 41 at vor .nea-r the end and with a slot 4t2 neaitlie v.front end, and project ing laterally from the upper edge, at a preno n determined point near the liront end is a..

shell portion 4B.

The normal position ot' the levers 3T is best soon in Fig. '1. Such position is maintained by springs elet, connectedto the rod 23 and a rod 45 connecting'ithe tivo .levers 37, sce lfig. 2, insuring; their actingY in unison. ln the position shown in Fig. il, the trout end oi; the leve s are raised, With their heels 451 lyingA doivnvnithin theopening leading' into the till or receiving receptacle 24;, and in 'liront ot a top Wall portion-G the parte beingr in the position" iso.l

may, ridfetherebeneatlr. This is aeeom+- plished 'by imparingirotational movement to the. spindle: 19 Which/will swingffthe;short* ends1481-of1f.` thesbelflcrrink :IQWQLS: 47 down into position Where they Wi'llengegeI-with the .shelfporbousalf on; fsueli: loc'lingflevers i to; returnthe Figure` l;

3i Suchn engagement: of; the@ bell-Crank levers; Witlfrithe}}loelin=glevers Will mov-e said lst-` mentioned levers;l from.; tlieposition shown in F ig. l to theposition shovvmin Fig. 3. ,j Attherfseme ,time-fthe-:slot-,SAZ '.inithe' fromJ end?, offvsafid'v locking; leve-rsA 37 areV moved to; apposition embracing; the lugs 3.6

on; the: lid; o1:- slidefoover x32, :on said.. till or reoeptaeletof hold r"chef lid. during; theL removail i ofi theftill` and.` resulting io e locking of; said; lidiA as. ity isffbelieved Willx be under.-

' "-stoodl. V i l Operation/.wlmi operai-10m with; the; parts shown Ain s their. normal..positons,illustrated posited in the depository yl l. and 'fhafllyrest- :.'ingfupon alle d,uinning'@plsite;\k may. be

'transferredx to thee illV or receiving:V receptacle-24 upon therA operator. grasping, the

handlel, androokiug vvthe ,spindle 19.-, vso as e to mov-e ,the dumping-plaie from; that, posi- -tioriy shown iii-,Figure l, ,to thefpositiongshovvn f lin Figure 3; the coin,. tiel;et ontheflikeisliding off,- oir'` the dumpingfplate, and l passing-g down throughihefopeningS .in ltheftbill or "receiving'receiptaele and lodging on 4the bottom v of said .receptacle Thisoperaton,iscontinued froniftime to timo-the dumpii'ig lid. being returned toi-ts normaLposition ftei'eacll operation, upon the. operacor releasing the handle Y 2 1, ,permitting f the s spring 22 to: act pamtsio the p ositiou shown in 1e will assume that. itlisdesirousof removing the. till or; reoeivmgzj receptacle, from the; container 1. Arkeyfisginserlted in the loek4to per-initfthefliinged sideofjthe till to be swung ouserielly.` and. downwardly. .so astoeiiable thefoperatorto.grasp tliepliaudle 25 ofthe tillor reeepaole-24cto.withdrew,it from the container; v l

As .preifiofusly;t sto-ted, it@ isi-impossible to Wivhdrew the; till-.501e receiving. receptaclef from; the.veonfainorunili the looking levers S-Tilevs beenvri'ovel fI-'onrtlie position l"sloovvn' i hewn ingFigeraftori. must rook;tile;spindlel 19,563,51961 xswingftho Shortfendsi 455.gif` the. belli-crank! IWillengage With the shevlfiportionstoiilthg y locking yleversai?, moving said levers-.from

the position `*shown in yrligulre.lto that: posi- `tion :show-n; inv Figure 8, g whichV change f theposton of the heel-s 441-offsaid levers? so that-,the till or, 'reo'eivingrecepizgicleniafy` ride beneath said; lookingjlevers, :and a ab fthe' same Itime, ,the slots. 42in ,theft-front endslrlof Said,lock-111g,` levers; 379 ereieinoved down?. Wajrdlyiso'; as'gtoem-braee tlieglugs 36iondhej*i lid or slide-covei-BZonsaidrill or vreoeijvf'A Itals e observed @het the: operutionfj ust def i f "scribed"` alsof; osublimes.` the dumping lid 18` aire restinggthereoniinust bei-dumpedg'int'o l the till; or receiving receptacle; 24 with.I thel final operajion` of pleeingg;l the, @Out-rolling@ conefzifiner.v` .n i l TvVith the 4parts im the position .4 shown?, in

Closed-positionffeud .besautomeicllylocked;

eeiving receptacle-to be..removed;fromjclie.iff?"a 'I y to elevate?,thelorig.l eri-C1549.v oithe.- 'belL Crank levers: 47 sof-esto permit the ylugs' 35 on the e eest1ng, 26. i topaiss. froin beneatlij. and` toffas-- suino ille'lposi-tionsligown-inFigure-lgA In f thisposition, the .lOIlgge/nds 49 'of'k the-,bell ir `crank.levers .47, will be f, dropped into posi;

tion i1itlie'j-oontalinerlf .non .infront oiseidiugs 35,.:whicmggether With 'thefheelsr-l-l .ofthe locking;flevers,willf .l `lool; theftillor.reoeivingreeptaole in, l l

u W'thfthe C0n-Structio1-iandarrangement! v of the controlling'fineavns'gus .showing iuidighlie construction ofgthelid or sli,de;.coveit for; the .tillor:receivingreceptacleandiiieui'liou-` lor hopper shaped neck 8#of'thehofisiiigd v'it isfinipossibleol,tliepartkto.betfmipered i vv with` inany Way be.foiejtiie.removal;ofjtliel f- 'give any, one, .zioess to the -interioryof I i devicee anlnthgi thetilior reserving 'irecejp-r` tecle cannot be,,1: enicjivedr Without first "osoil- 1 ,1 f

latins the. dilmpinggplaie; 1.8 toi `11,1eht11fe the operation of sliding the till till, a hand crank, and `the movement of said crank to engage and receiving receptacle having till or receiving receptacle,fand that during or receiv` ing receptacle from the container, the lid or slide-cover is automatically moved to a locking position and the same locked.

lt is observed that the depending hopper 'shaped neck 8 has but a short front wall 9, and that the side walls 9 are off-set so as to form a stop against which the lugs 86 on the lid or slide cover abut when the inserted into the container. lilith the rods 28 and l5 arranged as they are, and it being necessary `to drop the plate i8 to lift the long arm 49 of the bell crank levers l? before the till may be moved bodily, it is obvious that there is little or no chance for rifling the till during its removal or withdrawal from the container. n

While l have shown and described the present invention as being applicable to one form' of fare-box, it is obvious that the invention may be applied equally as well to other coin containers, and l, therefore, do not wish to be confined to the disclosure e2;- cept as claimed in the appended claims; nor do I wish to be confined to the specific details of construction disclosed except as specificallyclaimed, as it is obvious that various changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope l/Vhat I claim is 1. AIn a fare-box, in combination, a casing,

a till 'or receiving receptacle having an opening in its top and a closure therefor, means to lock the till within said casing, `levers arranged to alternately'lock the till in receiving position and the closure against movement when the till is released and during movement thereof, whereby said closure assumes a closed and locked position on the means operated thru actuate said levers to release said till.

2. ln a fare-box,'1n combination, a casing,

, a till or receiving receptacle having an opening in its top and a closure therefor. means to lock the till within said casing, lugs on said closure,levers having slots to embrace said lugs, said levers arranged to alternately lock the till in receiving position and the closure against movement when the till is released and during movement thereof, whereby said closure assumes a closed and locked position on the till, a. hand crank. and means operated thru the movement of said crankto engage and actuate said levers to release said till. i i' 3. ln afare-bomin combination, a till or an opening in its'r top and a closure therefor, lugs on the top of said till, lugs onv the closure, lever arms normally positioned in front of said lugs on the top of the till, levers having slots which receive the lugs on the closure to hold, the latter against movement during till is of the invention.

- its top and movement of the till body, whereby the closure assumes a closed and locked position, a hand crank, and meansoperated thereby for moving the slotted levers to engaging position with the closure lugs, when said first mentioned leverarms are' moved from in front of the lugs onthe till body.

4. ln a fare-box, in combination, a container, a depository thereabove, a till or receiving receptacle for the container having an opening in its top and a. closure therefor, a dumping plate controlling communication between the depository and the till, lugs on said closure, levers normally holding` the till body against movement and having slots to receive said lugs to hold they closure against movement of the till body, whereby the closure assumesy a closed and locked position, a hand crank and means operated thereby for dumping said plate and moving said levers to release the till body and engage said lugs. u

5. ln a fare-box, in combination, a container, a depository thereabove, a till or receiving receptacle for the container having an opening in its top and a closure therefor, a dumping plate controllingcommunication between the depository and the till, lugs on said closure, a pair of pivoted levers having heels normally lying within the openingin the till to lock the till against movement and `having slots to embrace the` lugs to hold the operate said dumping plate simultaneously with the actuation of said levers.

6. ln a fare-box, in combination, a container, a depository thereabove, a hinged dumping plate therebetween, a till or receiving receptacle removably located in said container having` an opening in its top and a closure therefor, lugs on the body of said till, lugs on said closure, levers normally holding` the till body against movement and having slots to embrace rthe lugs `on the closure to hold the same against movement of the till-body, whereby the closure assumes a closed and locked position, bell -crank levers having parts normally disposed in front of thelugs on the till-body and other parts to engage said first mentioned levers to release the till body and move them to embrace the lugs on the closure, and a hand crank for actuating said bell-crank levers.

Y. ln a fare-boX in combination, a till or receiving receptacle having. an opening in a closure therefor, lugs on said closure, levers normally holding the till body against movement and having slots to embrace said lugs to hold the closure against movement of the till body, whereby the closure assumes a closed and locked position,

means yieldingly holding the said levers in disengaged relation with said lugs and in locking relation with the till body, a hand crank, and means operated thereby for Inoving said levers to release the till body and embrace said lugs. v

8. In a fare-box, in combination, a container, a despositoryv thereabove, a hinged dumping plate therebetween, a'door in one yside Wall of said container hinged so as to be swung outwardly and downwardly, a till or receiving receptacle removably located in said container and having horizontalmovement when removed and replaced, said till having a top opening and a closure therefor, levers to hold the` till body against move'- vment, said levers also arranged when moved to release the till body,` to be moved into holding engagement with said closure, levers associated with the dnmpingplate for aetuating theclosure holding levers when the dumping plate is moved, a hand crank oper- 25 ating said dumping plate and associated levers. Y

engage said cover. n

9. In a fare-box,'jin combination, "arson-z` tainer having a hinged side door, aicap for 'y interiorly arranged hopper" shapedneck, a

thel top thereof normally below the-hopper shaped neck, a slide-cover o nm'said till to` close said opening, .levers pivo'tedl to the' v hoppery shaped necky normally vholding the till body against movement and arrangedv 40 when moved from suchpholding` Aposition to be moved toa position to hold'thecover `against movement during the movementof the till, whereby the cover assumes a closed and locked position,y a hand cranktodump,

, the dumping plate,and levers associated with the ldumpingplate to actuate said first mentioned levers to release the till body and to In vwitness whereof, I have hereunto kralliied my hand .this `16thl dayof May, ,191'9-1l ,l n

` CHARLES H fWoorDS. z l 

